Francis Fukuyama on the Civil Service and American Diplomacy
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Francis Fukuyama on the Civil Service and American Diplomacy

"There was a time when the US government could actually accomplish really big things, and I think one of the sources of malaise these days . . . is the sense that we've lost that ability to actually accomplish things," said Stanford University's Francis Fukuyama, author of "The End of History and the Last Man" and leading scholar of democracy and international politics. "I think the idea of being able to build things and accomplish things on a national level is not a particularly partisan point of view." As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Fukuyama and Leslie Vinjamuri examined the civil service, democratic governance, and the future of American diplomacy. On June 18, the Council will convene the America at 250 Global Forum to reflect on America’s 250th anniversary and inform its future.